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Extraordinary snapshot – domestic food industry in 2007

The well known and grave problems of the Hungarian food industry continued to exist in 2007 and no major positive breakthrough took place. Domestic purchasing power is in decline, while...

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Frost makes apple expensive

The average price of agricultural produce was up by 34,4 per cent in October compared to the same period in 2006. According to KSH data, the average price of plant...

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Has been better – will be better?

Regarding last year, everybody agrees that it has been a difficult period and it’s far from being over. As a result of austerity measures, purchasing power and sales dropped, while...

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Food production in decline

Industrial production was up by 5,9 per cent in October 2007 compared to the same month in 2006. According to KSH data, the volume of production was 8,6 per cent...

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Action Plan against fake products made in China

The EU remains China's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting 356.15 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 27 percent year-on-year. The visiting EU Commissioner responsible for taxation and customs,...

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18% increase at Visa Hungary

Visa cards were used to make EUR 1.5 billion worth of purchases in Hungary in Visa's business year ended September 30, 2007.Last year the number of new Visa Cards growth...

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Hungary jobless rate rises in Q4 2007

According to Central Statistics Office, Hungary's rate of unemployment ticked up to 7.7% year on year. Hungary's rate of unemployment came to 7.4% on average in 2007, down by 0.1...

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Drastic price increase at beers

According to Imre Sivo, president of Hungarian Beer Manufacturers, the companies can't swallow the high raw-material costs. Last year the malt price growth with 40-86%, the hop became 25-40% most...

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Fast growing on-line shopping all over the world

Polling company Nielsen Online surveyed 26,312 people in 48 countries. 86 % of internet users had bought something on-line, 82% of Hungarians either.    Nielsen says more than eight out...

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Spring time opens the M1 Outlet & Shopping Center

The construction works are ready, tenants develop the shop-front and the instore. Nearby the international cloths brands two new renter, there are two new renters: CBA retail chain and Drogerie...

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EU pressures general labeling

Food and drink companies would require to shake up labeling procedures and detail energy, sugar, salt and fat contents on the front of the packages they produce.  The European Union's...

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Russia to extend food price freeze

Russian food retailers will extend an anti-inflationary price freeze on basic food products to May 1.  The freeze on prices for bread, milk, sunflower oil and eggs is designed to...

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Hungary's industrial producer price rose by 1.6% year on year

According to the Central Statistics Office (KSH) domestic price inflation came in at 6.2% yr/yr, export index fall 4,8%. Producer prices in the manufacturing industry edged up 0.4% m/m and...

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Food companies must to go greener

At least 30% of shoppers look for environmentally friendly products and packages in the US.  Fearing retribution from environmentalists that could taint their brands, Kraft and Sara Lee are among...

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Last Sardine Plant in Norway to Close Down

A weak dollar exchange rate and lost earnings mean forced King Oscar to finish production.    The plant produces more than seven million tins of sardines a year and more...

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Cartelism at plastic packiging plants

The Hungarian Competition Authority spys by Linpac Plastic Hungária, Propack and Petruzalek Ltd., one Slovakian and an Austrian company is involved too. Accoriding to Hungarian Competition Authority the within named...

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(HU) Megoldások érmebevonás ügyében

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Dannon to mystify with 'Probiotic' Bacteria in the US

The American unit of French group Danone mounting a massive false advertising campaign to convince consumers to pay more for yogurt containing “probiotic” bacteria because of the products' health benefits....

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Coca-Cola Aims to Expand Tea, Looking at Acquisitions

The company might buy or make an investment in Honest Beverages, a privately-held maker of Honest Tea. Tea is a priority area," Chief Executive Neville Isdell told Reuters on the...

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Retail sales decreased 4.2% in November 2007

Two prozent less food and 2-2.4% sales fall in hypers and other food stores.  The retail sales has been falling since the beginning of the year 2007. The volume of...

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The boom in food prices could last longer

The report, published by Bidwells Agribusiness, said it is impossible to know yet whether the agricultural market was facing a structural or a cyclical change. Instead of focusing on the...

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Instore TV- Right message on the right palace

In the US there are more than 130,000 locations with over 500,000 digital screens. Broadcasters said these digital networks offer advertisers access to consumers at the point of purchase, measurability...

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China's Retail Sales Of Consumer Goods Up 17%

China's retail sales of consumer goods rose 17% to US$1.2 trillion in 2007 from a year ago, compared to a 13.7% increase in 2006.  Meanwhile, official data revealed that prices...

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